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• Dewey & LeBoeuf to restructure Middle East practice after further departures

  Apr 23 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf has initated a restructuring of its middle east operations, which could result in the closure of the firm’s Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha offices. The... more

• K&L Gates add partners in Dallas and Spokane

  Nov 21 2011 K&L Gates has boosted its Dallas and Spokane offices with a series of hires. In Dallas, the firm’s outsourcing and commercial transactions practice are joined by... more

• K&L Gates launches first South American office in São Paulo

  Nov 09 2011 K&L Gates has announced the launch its first office in South America in São Paulo, Brazil. The new office will operate under Brazilian Bar Association rules as a... more

• Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson hires former head of K&L Gates' Hong Kong office

  Oct 04 2011 Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson, an affiliate of Beijing's Zhong Lun Law Firm, has the former head of K&L Gates' Hong Kong office as a partner. Clifford Ng... more

• Merit list: law firms that offered jobs to 100% of summer associates

  Aug 17 2011 Above The Law has posted a list of firms that have offered jobs to 100 per cent of summer associates, readying themselves to start naming and shaming those firms that... more

• Hunton & Williams downsizes in London after mass departures

  Jul 18 2011 The London office of Hunton & Williams has downsized in response to a torrent of departures. The office has lost 60 per cent of its headcount in less than three... more

• US firms look abroad to bolster profits

  Jun 23 2011 This Reuters article reflects upon the fact that as the US economy continues to struggle, law firms are looking abroad to bolster profits. In recent months, Davis... more

• K&L Gates raids Clifford Chance for ten lawyers in Tokyo

  May 17 2011 US firm K&L Gates has given big boost to its Tokyo office, raiding Clifford Chance for ten lawyers. The team of three partners, four counsels and three associates... more

• US BigLaw cut down to size

  Apr 26 2011 The 250 largest law firms in the US reduced their lawyer headcount by about 3,000 lawyers last year, and has scaled back by about 9,500 lawyers since 2008, according... more

• Six K&L Gates partners depart to launch new firm

  Apr 05 2011 Six partners are leaving the Seattle office of K&L Gates to launch a boutique firm called Pacifica Law Group. The departing lawyers are Gerry Johnson, Stacey... more

• K&L Gates Adds Leading Real Estate Lawyer in Paris Office

  Mar 23 2011 Paris - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Edouard Vitry as a Paris partner to head their real estate department. Vitry arrives at K&L Gates from Simmons & Simmons... more

• US firms see increased demand for foreclosure advice

  Oct 20 2010 The recent furore over the foreclosure practices of mortgage companies has been good for business at Washington law firms. Laurence Platt, head of the financial... more

• Four firms guide $2.7 billion IPO in Poland

  May 13 2010 Poland's largest insurer, PZU, has raised nearly $2.7 billion through an initial public offering. The offering is part of a larger effort by the Polish government to... more

• Simpsons and Sullivans lead on $6.7 all-cash energy deal

  Apr 29 2010 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Sullivan & Cromwell have taken lead roles on a $6.7 all-cash deal for power company PPL’s acquisition of E.ON US’s power and natural gas... more

• K&L Gates hires two senior corporate partners in London

  Mar 09 2010 K&L Gates LLP has bulked up its corporate practice in the City with the hire of two high-caliber partners, Carl Liederman, former head of Arnold & Porter’s European... more

• Hogan Hartson's entire Warsaw office quits for K&L Gates

  Mar 02 2010 K&L Gates will open an office in Warsaw after scooping Hogan & Hartson's entire local office, two months before Hogan's planned merger with Lovells. The new office... more

• Baker Botts, Fish & Richardson, K&L Gates named top US IP law firms

  Feb 02 2010 Baker Botts, Fish & Richardson, and K&L Gates have been named top IP law firms in the "Who Protects Innovation in America" survey, which identifies law firms that... more

• Record number of lateral partner moves in 2009

  Feb 02 2010 Lateral partner moves in the US reached an all-time high in 2009, according to The American Lawyer’s annual Lateral Report. In the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2,775... more

• K&L Gates hires McDermott competition partner for London office

  Jan 22 2010 K&L Gates has hired the founder of McDermott Will & Emery’s competition practice Scott Megregian as a partner in its London office. Megregian is the third... more

• K&L Gates continues expansion with Tokyo, Moscow launches

  Jan 20 2010 K&L Gates has opened offices in Tokyo and Moscow one week after the firm’s chairman vowed to continue with its strategic growth. The US firm has hired a trio of... more

• K&L Gates turnover reaches $1bn for first time

  Jan 15 2010 K&L Gates has passed the $1bn revenue mark in 2009 for the first time in the firm's history. The US firm saw gross revenue increase by 8% to $1.034bn, while profits... more

• K&L Gates hires DLA Piper, Mallesons lawyers for Asia offices

  Jan 13 2010 K&L Gates has hired dispute resolution partners Michael Pollen and Christopher Tung as it continues to build its Asia operations, reports Asia Legal Business.... more

• K&L Gates adds corporate and litigation team from Kelley Drye

  Sep 16 2009 K&L Gates LLP has added Susan Greenspon and David Rammelt to its Chicago office as partners in the corporate and commercial disputes practices, respectively. The... more

• Morgan Lewis tops Fortune 100 list of US law firms

  Aug 21 2009 Corporate Counsel has published a list of US law firms used most often by top 100 companies. The law firms with the most mentions included Morgan, Lewis & Bockius... more

• K&L Gates launches Singapore arbitration practice

  Aug 18 2009 K&L Gates has appointed Raja Bose to head its international arbitration practice in Asia. Bose joins from Watson Farley & Williams’ Singapore office where he spent a... more

• Clifford Chance New York corporate partner joins K&L Gates

  May 22 2009 Clifford Chance’s US practice has lost its fifth partner this month, with the news that New York-based corporate partner David Bernstein has joined K&L Gates. The... more

• K&L Gates loses legal-services contract with Microsoft

  May 14 2009 K&L Gates has lost its status as one of Microsoft's preferred legal providers. K&L Gates, which was the product of a merger between international law firm... more

• More noted US firms laying off staff

  Apr 29 2009 Reports exist that well-known US firms Kilpatrick Stockton and K&L Gates have both made cuts in their number of staff. K&L Gates is reported to have made an unclear... more

• Two notable US lawyers can't agree on billing

  Mar 19 2009 The heads of US firms Cravath, Swaine & Moore and K&L Gates both seem to agree that fee arrangements based on alternatives to the billable hour are a good step. They... more

• Latest Layoffs: 300 attorneys, 500 staff cut

  Mar 10 2009 Four major firms - White & Case, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, King & Spalding, K&L Gates - announced layoffs on Monday, totaling more than 300 attorneys and 522 support staff. more

• K&L Gates adds DLA Piper partner Kevin Murphy for Singapore launch

  Mar 03 2009 K&L Gates has opened an office in Singapore. Former DLA Piper partner Kevin Murphy will head the firm's corporate practice. K&L Gates now has five Asian offices... more

• K&L Gates combines with Chicago law firm Bell Boyd

  Jan 31 2009 K&L Gates and Bell, Boyd & Lloyd partners voted today to combine the law firms, effective March 1. The combined firm will have approximately 1,900 lawyers in 31... more

• K&L Gates promotes 28 to partnership

  Jan 21 2009 K&L Gates has promoted 28 lawyers to the firm’s partnership. The firm’s corporate practice received six promotions, while other teams to benefit included real estate,... more

• Dechert and K&L Gates sued for malpractice

  Jan 20 2009 Money market fund Reserve Management Co. Inc. has launched a malpractice suit against Dechert and K&L Gates, claiming that the firms failed to advise it four years ago... more

• Greenberg Traurig adds three partners from K&L Gates in New York

  Jan 15 2009 In one of the latest moves in an active lateral hiring market, Greenberg Traurig's New York office has added three corporate and securities partners. Stephan... more

• K&L Gates to merge with Bell, Boyd & Lloyd

  Dec 05 2008 Pittsburgh-based global law firm K&L Gates is in advanced talks to join forces with Chicago-based Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, the two firms confirmed yesterday. A formal... more

• Bird & Bird adds Matthew Wong to Hong Kong corporate practice

  Oct 22 2008 Corporate finance specialist Matthew Wong has been appointed to global firm Bird & Bird's Hong Kong corporate practice. Matthew joins the firm from the Hong Kong... more

• Some law firms hire in slump

  Oct 10 2008 The economic downturn has forced many law firms to downsize and cut spending. But a smaller group is on the prowl, looking to expand even as their earnings are falling... more

• K&L Gates Adds Commercial, IP Litigation Partners in Austin Office

  Oct 08 2008 Mary Schaerdel Dietz and Roderick (Rick) B. Williams join K&L Gates as partners in the firm’s Austin office. Dietz, a member of the commercial litigation practice,... more